Advances in optoelectronics for environmental and energy sustainability
Optoelectronics is advancing sustainability and energy efficiency across various industries, including renewable energy, healthcare, and environmental monitoring. This review highlights the fundamentals and mechanisms behind key optoelectronic devices such as photovoltaics, light-emitting diodes (LE...
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| author | Sivanantham Nallusamy V. Vasanthi T. Kavinkumar Vijayabhaskara Rao Bhaviripudi R.V. Mangalaraja R. Srinivasan N. Chidhambaram Shanmuga Sundar Dhanabalan Perumal Asaithambi Arun Thirumurugan |
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| description | Optoelectronics is advancing sustainability and energy efficiency across various industries, including renewable energy, healthcare, and environmental monitoring. This review highlights the fundamentals and mechanisms behind key optoelectronic devices such as photovoltaics, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and sensors. It explores how advancements in photovoltaic technologies, including silicon-based, thin-film, and perovskite solar cells, are improving solar energy conversion efficiency through innovations in light absorption, charge transport, and energy band engineering. In addition, the review covers energy-efficient lighting technologies, such as LEDs, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), and quantum dot-based light-emitting diodes (QLEDs), and their growing role in improving lighting systems and display technologies. Emerging trends, including flexible and wearable optoelectronic devices and integration with the Internet of Things (IoT), are also discussed, with a focus on how they contribute to more sustainable and intelligent energy solutions. Challenges like technical limitations, environmental impact, and opportunities for future research are considered, emphasizing the need for continued innovation in materials and device design. Ultimately, this article outlines the critical role of optoelectronics in shaping a sustainable, energy-efficient future across global industries, from energy and healthcare to environmental management. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1c2eccd987fb401eb9d8438749ffb2842025-08-20T04:02:23ZengElsevierNext Energy2949-821X2025-10-01910038710.1016/j.nxener.2025.100387Advances in optoelectronics for environmental and energy sustainabilitySivanantham Nallusamy0V. Vasanthi1T. Kavinkumar2Vijayabhaskara Rao Bhaviripudi3R.V. Mangalaraja4R. Srinivasan5N. Chidhambaram6Shanmuga Sundar Dhanabalan7Perumal Asaithambi8Arun Thirumurugan9Division of Physics, School of Sciences, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), Tiruchirappalli Campus, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 621105, India; Corresponding authors.Department of Physics, School of Engineering and Technology, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan University, Samayapuram, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 621112, IndiaCenter for Energy and Environment, Department of Physics, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore 641021, IndiaDepartamento de física, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, Santiago, 7800002, ChileFaculty of Engineering and Architecture, Vicerrectoría de Investigación e Innovación, Universidad Arturo Prat, Avenida Arturo Prat 2120, Iquique 1110939, ChileDepartment of Physics, Ramco Institute of Technology, Rajapalayam 626117, IndiaDepartment of Physics, Rajah Serfoji Government College (Autonomous), Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, 613005, IndiaSoft Electronics, Materials and Sensors Research Group, School of Computing, Engineering & Mathematical Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3086, AustraliaFaculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Jimma Institute of Technology, Jimma University, Po Box - 378, Jimma, EthiopiaSede Vallenar, Universidad de Atacama, Av Costanera #105, Vallenar 1612178, Chile; Corresponding authors.Optoelectronics is advancing sustainability and energy efficiency across various industries, including renewable energy, healthcare, and environmental monitoring. This review highlights the fundamentals and mechanisms behind key optoelectronic devices such as photovoltaics, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and sensors. It explores how advancements in photovoltaic technologies, including silicon-based, thin-film, and perovskite solar cells, are improving solar energy conversion efficiency through innovations in light absorption, charge transport, and energy band engineering. In addition, the review covers energy-efficient lighting technologies, such as LEDs, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), and quantum dot-based light-emitting diodes (QLEDs), and their growing role in improving lighting systems and display technologies. Emerging trends, including flexible and wearable optoelectronic devices and integration with the Internet of Things (IoT), are also discussed, with a focus on how they contribute to more sustainable and intelligent energy solutions. Challenges like technical limitations, environmental impact, and opportunities for future research are considered, emphasizing the need for continued innovation in materials and device design. Ultimately, this article outlines the critical role of optoelectronics in shaping a sustainable, energy-efficient future across global industries, from energy and healthcare to environmental management.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949821X25001504OptoelectronicsEnergy efficiencyPhotovoltaic technologiesSustainable lightingInternet of things (IoT) integration |
| spellingShingle | Sivanantham Nallusamy V. Vasanthi T. Kavinkumar Vijayabhaskara Rao Bhaviripudi R.V. Mangalaraja R. Srinivasan N. Chidhambaram Shanmuga Sundar Dhanabalan Perumal Asaithambi Arun Thirumurugan Advances in optoelectronics for environmental and energy sustainability Next Energy Optoelectronics Energy efficiency Photovoltaic technologies Sustainable lighting Internet of things (IoT) integration |
| title | Advances in optoelectronics for environmental and energy sustainability |
| title_full | Advances in optoelectronics for environmental and energy sustainability |
| title_fullStr | Advances in optoelectronics for environmental and energy sustainability |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advances in optoelectronics for environmental and energy sustainability |
| title_short | Advances in optoelectronics for environmental and energy sustainability |
| title_sort | advances in optoelectronics for environmental and energy sustainability |
| topic | Optoelectronics Energy efficiency Photovoltaic technologies Sustainable lighting Internet of things (IoT) integration |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949821X25001504 |
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